talkSPORT betting tips – Best golf bets and acca for the Masters

With the likes of Cameron Norrie, Matteo Berrettini and Dan Evans having already crashed out, the Monte Carlo Masters is in full flow with the second round continuing on Wednesday.

Carlos Alcaraz was set to be in action on Wednesday, but has had to withdraw from the event and has been replaced by Lorenzo Sonego, who will take on Felix Auger-Aliassime.

But there are still plenty of big names involved in the next day’s play from Casper Ruud to Andrey Rublev, who take on Alejandro Tabilo and Alexei Popyrin respectively.

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Masters acca

• Casper Ruud to beat Alejandro Tabilo @ 1/4
• Three sets in Alexei Popyrin v Andrey Rublev @ 6/4
• Holger Rune to win 2-0 v Sumit Nagal @ 5/6
• Karen Khachanov to beat Francisco Cerundolo @ 4/7

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Ruud can ease past Tabilo

Casper Ruud was a semi-finalist at the recent Estoril Open and he can follow up by winning his opener in Monte Carlo.

As top seed, Ruud would have hoped for a final appearance in Estoril, but he still impressed throughout the tournament, reeling off straight-set thrashings against Botic van de Zandschulp and Marton Fucsovics.

He was a finalist at the Mexican Open last month and should be far too strong for Chilean Alejandro Tabilo.

Rublev could be pushed close by Popyrin

There are a number of short-priced selections on the card on Wednesday, including Andrey Rublev, although he may struggle to justify favouritism against Alexei Popyrin.

Rublev could be rusty, having not played in nearly three weeks and even then he was beaten 6-4 6-4 by Tomas Machac in his opening match at the Miami Open.

Rublev also failed to impress at the Indian Wells Masters, losing in the round of 32 to Jiri Lehecka and Australian ace Popyrin could nick a set off his opponent.

Expect a routine win for Rune

Holger Rune was thrashed 6-1 6-1 by Fabian Marozsan in the Miami Open last month, but that was likely a one-off blip for the Dane, rather than part of a bad streak.

Rune was a semi-finalist at the Mexican Open and a quarter-finalist at the Indian Wells Masters beforehand and he can get back to winning ways in Monte Carlo.

His opponent, Indian talent Sumit Nagal, is pretty inexperienced and had to battle through two qualifiers to reach the first round of the Monte Carlo Masters.

Khachanov can again see off Cerundolo

It was only last month that Karen Khachanov recorded a win over Francisco Cerundolo, winning in three sets at the Miami Open and he can again come out on top in their Monte Carlo Masters meeting.

Khachanov was impressive in his first match in Monte Carlo, taking down British talent Norrie 7-5 7-6.

That followed a solid enough run to the last 16 in Miami and he looks good enough to progress to the next round.

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